New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
THE READING CONVENTION.
A FRUiILESS ALL-NIGHT SESSION.
KNIGHTS HESITATE BEFORE TAKING THE
PLUNGE.

PLUNGE.
DELEGATES FROM G0,000 woIKMEN DISCUSS THE
sTRIKE-MANY HOURS SPENT OVER sERI-
OUS PROBLEM-THE MEETING UNDECIDED AT
LATE HOUR-CHAIRMAN LEES PREDIC-
lion OF A WIDESPREAD sTOPPAGE OF
wORK - THE Coal FIELDS.
[Br TELEGRAPH TIE TRIBUNE.
READING. Dec. 30-'rhc convention of Reading
employees, which has been sitting here all night
made public shortly after | o'clock this morning
the CORES pondcncc OF the Knights of Labor and
Miners and I.aborcrs Amalgamatcd Association in
Pottsyillc with President COrbin. I'm the first
dispatch the men say that they dcsrouS of
bltTatlng as public interests do ll.nd satisfactory
settlement, work to continue rs usual pending
bitmtion To this President Corbin replied that
lac had nothing to arbitratc. Then the man re-
piled that public interests should not suffer- and
urgently appeal that negotiations open in hopes Of
amicablc adjustment. President Corbin replied TO
this that the company had nothing to discuss or
arbltratc He adds: Any dictation by any one
IN our employ rs TO how We shall do our business
Will be followed by the immediate discharge OF the
mcddlcr.' lie says that employees must decide as
between the knights of Labor and the company
He adds: " If such ALE glance is to the Knight, of
Labor first. such men Will not be tolerated in our
service minute To this the men replied that
they wanted to avoid impending difficulty but
would contest every inch of ground, inspired with
the motto No surrender until victory is com
plctc7
The convention is sin in session. mainly en-
gagged in discussion with nothing decisive done
They will contnuc all night and probably to-
morrow
READING, Dee. %" Peace or war; which ?7
This WAS the question which everybody ASKED
Il,
Of Reading Railroad employees, called to settle
some VcNcd questions pending the present great
strike and to determine upon line of policy and
attitude toward the company, drew to this city
delegates from Port Richmond, Philadelphia, the
gr, at coal regions and all along thc line OF the
railroad. The order issued by the company that
no employees would hereafter be permitted TO be
OH duty and put on substitutes had its desired
effect, and only few delegates came during the
day At / O'Clock the first delegation OF any note
appeared. THIS consisted of some forty men, al
miners, rcpr scnting the assemblies IN the coal
regions where some OF the railroadcrS still in
open revolt Most of the Schuylia mines were
not working to-day. The delegates from that
section reported that the miners wanted the 3 yer
cent advance which they have been getting since
sept mhcr | and which the company proposes
taking oil after Now-lcars There are nearly
10000 Of them,
bIscuNEGID E1frG OYrs ON THE FLOOR.
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voted it,c'f was the receipt ot reports 'in n"N ihf
tie condition 'i affairs throughout 'n' l'l'lr7
territory. inr majority "i lh,~' nI"r,r u. rc'.
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The employees ~ the company I'D H'""l"- WHO
refused 10 go ont at their meeting lhiN Week NV"
indor~ 81 my action in calling lib" strike OIL h"'
sine" thoy heard oi my sh"n'Iul ''''"'''
by Superintendent Swcieau, believe 'n'' '''
men from Reading vii now indoi~c my ar'i'h l'
ordering The strike 10 90 on in accordance WIN
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